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# Mobile phones damage male reproductive system
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/mobile_phones_damage_male_reproductive_system_1109161210/
- Published: 2016-11-09T13:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:33:34.000Z
- Description: A review of 27 studies led by B.J. Houston at the University of Newcastle found negative effects of mobile phone radiofrequency radiation on the male reproductive system in 21 of them, including declines in sperm mobility, more reactive oxygen species and DNA damage.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Environment, Health News, #vivvo-import

B J Houston at University of Newcastle in Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia and colleagues conducted a review and concluded that mobile phone use can damage the male reproductive system.

The review of 27 studies was intended to examine the effect of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR) emitted by mobile phones on the male reproductive system.

The reviewers found negative outcomes resulting from exposure to RF-EMR in 21 out of 27 studies. The majority of studies found exposure to RF-EMR caused significant declines in the sperm mobility, elevated levels of reactive oxygen species and DNA damage.

Associated with the negative physiological consequences, exposure to RF-EMR also lowered antioxidant levels and supplementation with antioxidants like vitamin C ameliorated the negative consequences resulting from the exposure to RF-EMR. (David Liu)

[*B J Houston, B Nixon, B V King, G N De Iuliis, and R J Aitken1,, The effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation on sperm function, Reproduction December 1, 2016 152 R263-R276*](http://www.reproduction-online.org/content/152/6/R263.short?ref=foodconsumer.org)